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1 online resource |
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Cover; NORTH CAROLINA'S: NATURAL WONDERS FROM ALLIGATORS TO ZOEAS AMAZING C0AST; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; INTRODUCTI0N; ALLIGATOR; ALLIGATOR HOLE; AVOCET; BARRED OWL; BLACK NEEDLERUSH; BLANKET FLOWER; BLOOD ARK; BLUE CRAB; BOAT-TAILED GRACKLE; BOTTLENOSE DOLPHIN; BOX TURTLE; CABBAGEHEAD JELLY; CLAPPER RAIL; COMB JELLY; COQUINA CLAM; COW KILLER; DEER FLY; DIAMONDBACK RATTLESNAKE; DIAMONDBACK TERRAPIN; DWARF PALMETTO; FIDDLER CRAB; FLYING SQUIRREL; FOSSILIZED SHARK TOOTH; FOX SQUIRREL; FRESHWATER SLOUGH; GAFFTOPSAIL CATFISH; GHOST CRAB; GHOST SHRIMP; GLASS LIZARD; GOLDEN SILK SPIDER; GREAT BLUE HERON |
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Green tree froghardbottoms; hognose snake; horse conch; horseshoe crab; keyhole urchin; kingfisher; knobbed whelk; laughing gull; leatherback sea turtle; live oak tree; longfin insh0re squid; longleaf pine forest; lugworm; manatee; margined sea star; marine bacteria; maritime forest; marsh mud; marsh periwinkle; marsh rabbit; marsh rice rat; marsh wren; moon snail; morning glory; mosquitofish; north carolina's tides; nutria; octopus; opossum; osprey; oyster; painted bunting; pawpaw; pipefish; pitcher plant; plankton; portuguese man-of-war; rainbow snake; red bat; red wolf |
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Red-cockaded woodpeckerresurrection fern; right whale; river otter; sand gnat; sand tiger shark; sargassum; sea anemone; sea cucumber; sea oats; sea roach; sea squirt; seahorse; the shifting shore; shrimp life cycle; smooth cordgrass; snowy egret; spadefoot toad; spanish moss; stingray; sturgeon; tiger salamander; whelk egg casing; white ibis; wild pig; yaupon holly; zoea; suggestions for further reading |
| Summary |
Fun and learning come together in North Carolina's Amazing Coast, an inviting collection of one hundred short, self-contained features about the flora, fauna, and natural history of that fascinating place where land meets sea. Each page includes a full-color illustration and breezy, fact-filled commentary on coastal wildlife from fifty-foot-long northern right whales to single-cell plankton, from shy red wolves to overbearingly sociable sand gnats. Readers will learn about the super-sized fox squirrel, the acting talents of the hognose snake, the health benefits of eating pawpaws, the importa |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Notes |
Print version record |
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Natural history -- North Carolina -- Atlantic Coast
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NATURE -- Essays.
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NATURE -- Reference.
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TRAVEL -- Special Interest -- Ecotourism.
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NATURE -- Ecosystems & Habitats -- Coastal Regions & Shorelines.
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Natural history
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North Carolina -- Atlantic Coast
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Electronic book
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| Author |
Davidson, George, 1952-
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Kirby-Hathaway, Terri.
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Angione, Kathleen.
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North Carolina Sea Grant College Program.
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| ISBN |
9780820345796 |
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0820345792 |
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